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Connected games, an overdue RTS and a Football Party in this week’s mobile games round-up

capture_17092007_165424.jpgIf it’s mobile reviews your after then our sister site Pocket Gamer ought to be the first port of call being that it is absolutely crammed with them. Over the course of the last week, nine titles went under the microscope.

The first of them was Bumper Car City, a title which offered the seemingly attractive prospect of being able to drive a dodgem car around city streets, wasn’t as much fun as it sounds scoring 6 out of 10 due to being a tad repetitive.

Significantly better was Wold Poker Tour: Texas Hold’Em 2 (multiplayer) which managed an effortless 9 out of 10 for its multiplayer update on an already rock solid title.

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Jump: Free Running scales rooftops while High School Musical charts new lows in this week’s mobile games round-up

capture_12092007_205607.jpgIt’s time again to down tools and take a look at what has been happening game-wise over on our sister site Pocket Gamer over the last week.

The first game to go under the microscope was Age of Heroes III which despite making a valiant play for some orc based strategy only managed 6 out of 10 due to some sticky controls and an irritating interface.

Leaping into the breach next was Jump: Free Running, a game about talented though mentally unsound urban acrobats which despite a great control system fell short of the mark due to poor level design limping home with 6 out of 10.

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Bowling with The Dude, and skating in the hood in this week’s mobile games round-up

capture_03092007_180440.jpgIn the shadow of the new N-Gage platform’s imminent shake-up of the somewhat complicated platform, the kinds of mobile games our sister site Pocket Gamer has garnered a love for over the last couple of years are showing no signs taking things lying down, even if this week’s collection wasn’t all that it could be.

The squad of mobile reviews began last week with Rafa Nadal Tennis which unfortunately like the man himself failed to live up to its reputation, scoring 5 out of 10.

Sport of a much less sweaty (and more bearded) kind followed with The Big Lebowski Bowling which similarly failed to live up to its license, knocking down 6 of a possible 10 pins.

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